What is the median salary for Electricians in Columbus?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Electricians in Columbus, OH is $64,700.

How does Columbus pay compare to the US median for Electricians?

Local median pay is 2.4% above the national OEWS median of $63,190.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Columbus is 95.5 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $64,700 has about the same purchasing power as $67,749 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Electricians, Columbus

$64,700

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Columbus, OH. Middle half of wages roughly $50,300 to $79,970.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: +2.4%
US median: $63,190
Metro RPP: 95.5
Middle half: $50,300 to $79,970
OEWS employment: 7,210
SOC: 47-2111

Electricians in Columbus pay a median $64,700 (May 2025), 2.4% above the US median of $63,190. At local prices (RPP 95.5), that median buys about what $67,749 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$64,700 in Columbus buys about what $67,749 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 95.5, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 87.9 vs all-items 95.5 (US = 100, 2024).

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Electricians in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Columbus	$64,700	$50,300 to $79,970	95.5
Grand Rapids	$62,240	$47,940 to $79,420	95.5
San Francisco	$92,830	$70,090 to $130,260	115.6
Tulsa	$62,280	$48,660 to $77,340	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Electricians in Columbus?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Electricians in Columbus, OH is $64,700.
How does Columbus pay compare to the US median for Electricians?: Local median pay is 2.4% above the national OEWS median of $63,190.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Columbus is 95.5 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $64,700 has about the same purchasing power as $67,749 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.